What color is #6AAE79?

#6AAE79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #6AAE79?

The RGB value is 106, 174, 121: 106 red, 174 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #6AAE79?

The complementary color is #AE6A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #6AAE79?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#6AAE79 color

#6AAE79 rgb(106, 174, 121)

Shades of green

The hex color #6AAE79 is a desaturated green.

In the RGB color model it is made of 41.6% red, 68.2% green and 47.5% blue (106, 174, 121).

Its hue angle is 133°, with 30% saturation and 55% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 39% cyan, 0% magenta, 30% yellow and 32% black.

The closest named color is Lily Pads (#6DB083), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 7.94:1).

#6AAE79 color codes

HEX	`#6AAE79`
RGB	`rgb(106, 174, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(41.6%, 68.2%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(133, 30%, 55%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(133, 39%, 68%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(39%, 0%, 30%, 32%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(65.53, -33.07, 20.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(65.53, 38.96, 148.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(24.53, 34.715, 23.494)`
Decimal	`6991481`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #6AAE79, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #6AAE79	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#6AAE79 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	7.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #6AAE79 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #6aae79; }
.text { color: #6aae79; }
.border { border: 2px solid #6aae79; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(106 174 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #6aae79, #6aae9b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Medium Sea Green.

Questions

What color is #6AAE79?: #6AAE79 is a desaturated green, closest to the named color Lily Pads. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #6AAE79?: The RGB value is 106, 174, 121: 106 red, 174 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #6AAE79?: The complementary color is #AE6A9F, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #6AAE79?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 7.94:1 and white text 2.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.